Backlit cottonwood

A lovely splash of fall color Rob. I can see why this grabbed you from the mirror. I don't mind the chaos, but wrestle (in my own photos too) with those bits of sky blank sky showing through.

Rob,

The leaves of autumn are always enticing especially when you can get under the canopy with a big sky above lighting up the leaves. I like view here. While the bright areas don't bother me so much because they're almost expected, I am wishing for a little more structure from the cottonwood branches. Not to draw too much of a comparison, but something like Bruce's similar image below. You've got great color in the leaves and I like the mix of back-lit and non-back-lit leaves; I just think it needs some structure to hold it all together. Minor point though and most of the time those situations aren't always present.

Lon

Thanks John and Lon. Lon, if the trunk was lighter would it help? I see what you mean after comparing it with the prior image you mentioned.

Nice--i like it Rob, good balance and not too chaotic for me!